Picture frame



July 21, 1931. o. r. GASTGIVAR PICTURE FRAME Filed July 12, 1930 5 01 +0 Torsfen 6as+givar ATTORNEY ii t e 'd' J l "1 a rrorrnan FRAME Application fi l ed' July 1 2,

i presentinvention has reference to a 'picture frame, andmy objectis the provision ofa framewhereby-the picture as well as the i glassrand backing maybe easily and quickly 4 1 arranged thereupon. and as readily removed therefrom-so that the frame can acc0mmo date'at different times different pictures."

still furthenobject istheprovision of a" picture frame in which the picture while readily removable from the frameis securely heldtherein.

' 1 To the. attainment'oftheforegoing the in- V I .ventioniconsists'the improvement hereinafter Qsoribedi and "definitely claimed.

' .inae drawings? liigure 1 is afront elevation offa picture frame in accordance with this invention. I

ifllfFigure" 2' is are -r: elevation; thereof. i e Figure '3 is a plan viewfthereof."

Figure 4 is an ap proximately? central secitionalview therethroughi I In the showingofjthe drawings the frame f and base I of the improvement are cast from. 'metal. T he base lishollow and'is exteriorly ornamented. The frame 2 extends upward- 1y from and angularly with respect to the base; I The'frame at the bottomand the rear thereof is'formedwvith a lugfextension in'the naturefof a foot 3 wherebythe frame can be effectively supportedwhen arranged upon a j horizontal support; Theside's andtopof the frame have from their inner edges a continuousi-groove 4, while the base is provided with a transverse opening 10 which communi cateswith the frame and whose end walls 11 are iniafline with theiinner walls of the side y; grooves; By thisar'angement it will be noted f'that a;picture,-mat andglass can be readily c,insertedthroughfthebaseand guided in the grooved sides v and top 1 of the improvement. 7 In order vto rigidly sustain thepic'ture ini-the frame I provide alatch. The-latch is preferably in thenature of an anglerod and one arm "5 passes through anopening in the foot 'thei-said armhavingan outer head 6,

l ATE 1930. Serial mf ieama while a coil spring 7 surrounds'thearmi and exerts a tension between thefoot andhead. 'Thefse'cond arm 8'of the: latchis designed to "orro aonsrnn'ensrervan, oreraemamssicm ms be received between two spaced lugs 9. It

will be apparent that by depressingthe latch to bring the arm 8thereof out of the groove. provided between the two spaced lugs 9 and v by swinging the said arm away from the opening 10 in the base the picture maybe slid through the opening into or out of the frame andwhen arranged in the frame will, when 1 the latch is returned to latching positiombe f effectively sustained therein. I 7 I It is thought the simplicity of the con struction 'andthe advantages thereof will be apparent to those skilled in theart to which such invention relates so thatfurth r Jd tical arm movable throughvthe 'rear'ofthe base and a horizontal arm designed to bridge the, opening in the base.

vbridge the opening in the base, and said base having two spaced dependinglugsbetween which the horizontal arm of the latch is re I ceived when the said latchis latching posi tion.

A picture; frame includinga hollow base i having a foot portion at the rear thereof and 1 2. A1 picture frame including a hollow base having a foot portion at the rearthereof I p v I and aframe arising from the base, said frame I r o having a continuous groove and the base hav- I ing a transverse opening which" communicates with the'groove and a spring influenced Ylatch comprising an angle member having, a' vertical arm movable through" the rear of-- .the base and a horizontal arm designed to tailed descriptionwill not be required. i:

' Having describedthelinvention; Iclaimp', 3 flqlk'pictu're frame including a hollow base i p; I having a foot portion at the rear thereof and 1 a frame arising from the base, said frame 1 having a continuous groove'and the base hava ing a transverse opening which communicateswiththe groove and a spring influenced latch i comprising an angle memberfhaving aver it i having a, freme' extending therefromtsaid' I j frame'having its innersides and top provided with a, continuous groove and the b'aseV'havV- ingan opening which communicates with the groove, an angle latchhavinggone' ax n m0 7 "able throughtheifoot, said "arm havlng an" outer headed end,faspring surrounding the v and spa oedlug's on the hollowbase between which tjhelat ih'rjitiohed em 'fof the latch ile normally received. ew In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

* OTTO TUHSTENGA'STGIVARJ 7 

